My phone won't update for me to connect to my apple watch. What now?

I just got an iPhone and I tried to pair it. However, despite my phone being updated to the latest IOS version (for the iPhone 6 anyway), it won't pair with my new watch.

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Posted on Dec 25, 2020 06:15 AM

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Posted on Dec 25, 2020 06:29 AM

If the watch is running WatchOS6 then you need a phone with ios13.

If the watch is running WatchOS7 then you need a phone with ios14.

An iphone 6 will only update to ios12.

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Dec 25, 2020 06:29 AM in response to AraviVelez

If the watch is running WatchOS6 then you need a phone with ios13.

If the watch is running WatchOS7 then you need a phone with ios14.

An iphone 6 will only update to ios12.

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